Bartender charged with malpractice convicted of drunk driving that killed Detective Euless

The bartender was accused of overdosing alcohol on a man convicted under Article 202.1 Drunk driver accident in Lake Worth The murder of police detective Euless was arrested on Friday, police said Friday.

Cala Richardson, 26, is charged with excessive drinking to Dylan Molina on Nov. 27, 2021, police said Friday. Molina ran a red light and crashed into a car driven by Det on duty. Alejandro “Alex” Cervantes. Cervantes was killed. and his wife and two children were badly injured.

Molina’s blood alcohol level doubled the legal limit at the time of the accident, and he had THC in his system, police said at the time.

Richardson was a bartender at Fuzzy’s taco shop in Lake Worth. Detectives say Richardson’s liquor license expired at the time she served Molina.

Richardson turned himself in to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office on Friday. She faces charges of selling to certain persons, which is a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in prison and a $4,000 fine, police said. She was released after posting $1,000 bail.

“Like most major alcohol-related accidents, this case devastated the entire family,” Lake Worth Police Chief J.T. Manushagyan said in a statement. “Today’s arrest fulfills the commitment we made earlier to fully investigate this senseless crime and bring those responsible to justice.”

Cervantes served with the Ulessa Police Department for almost seven years, having previously worked for the El Paso Police Department for eight years.

Police said an administrative investigation by the Texas Liquor Commission is ongoing.

Molina pleaded guilty to intoxication and three counts of assault while intoxicated. Last month he was sentenced to 15 years in prison.